How to say please or the equivalent in many different languages.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, sg = said to one person, pl = said to more than one person.
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| Language | Please |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Asseblief |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Ju lutëm (frm) Të lutëm T'lutna (inf) |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Ju lutem (frm) Të lutem (inf) |
| Aklan | Kon mahimo |
| Alsatian | Wënn 's beliebt |
| Amharic | እባክህ (əbakəh) - m እባክሽ (əbakəš) - f እባክዎን (əbakown) - frm - I beg of you |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(low samaht) لو سمحت |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(mīn fāḍlīkā) من فضلك |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
2izza btreed (>m) min fadlak (>m) 2izza btreedi (>f) min fadlik (>f) |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
('afak) عفاك |
| Aramaic | b-Ḇa'u |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Խնդրեմ (Khntrem) |
| Assamese | অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি (ônugrôh kôri) |
| Asturian | Por favor |
| Aymara | Mira Mirasuma |
| Azerbaijani | Zəhmət olmasa |
| Bambara | Hakɛto |
| Bashkir | зинһар? (zinһar?) |
| Basque | Mesedez |
| Bavarian | Bidd šee San s' so guad (frm) |
| Belarusian | Калі ласка (Kali łaska) |
| Bemba | Mukwai |
| Bhojpuri | मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke) |
| Bikol | Tabì |
| Bislama | Plis |
| Blaan | Bèg fakay o tabya |
| Bosnian | Molim |
| Breton | Mar plij |
| Bulgarian | Моля (Molja) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Pur favor |
| Capiznon | Palihog |
| Catalan | Sisplau |
| Cherokee | ᎰᏩᏧ (Howatsu) |
| Chichewa | Chonde |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
唔該 (m̀hgòi) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
请你 (qin ngi) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
麻煩你 [麻烦你] (máfán nǐ) 請 [请] (qǐng) |
| Chipewyan | ʔésǫ́t’éhilé hú |
| Chuukese | Kose mochen |
| Chuvash | Тархассхӑн (Tarhasshăn) |
| Comanche | Haamee |
| Cornish | Mar pleg |
| Corsican | Per piacè |
| Croatian | Molim |
| Cuyonon | Patigayon |
| Czech | Prosím |
| Dari | (Lotfân) لطفا |
| Dholuo | Kiyie |
| Duala | Son |
| Dutch | Alstublieft (frm) Alsjeblieft (inf) |
| Dzongkha | ང་ལུ་གནང་། (Nga lu nang) |
| Efik | Mbọk |
| Elfdalian | Tokk, wari so frek |
| Estonian | Palun |
| Ewe | Meɖekuku |
| Extremaduran | Has el favol (inf) Haga el favol (frm) |
| Faroese | Vinarliga |
| Fijian | Yalo vinaka Kerekere |
| Finnish | Pyydän Olkaa hyvä |
| Flemish (West) | O't nie messaen't (If you don't mind) Oj't nie erg vindt (If you don't find it terrible) O'j zo ghoet wil(t) syn (If you want to be so good) O't meugheluk is (If it is possible) |
| French | S'il vous plaît (frm) S'il te plaît (inf) |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Weesegödj |
| Frisian (Saterland) | Asjebleaft |
| Frisian (West) | As jo wolle Asjebleaft |
| Galician | Por favor |
| Gallo | S'i ous pllét S'i te pllét En grace (frm) |
| Gascon | Si vos plat En te pregant (inf) En ve pregant (frm) |
| German | Bitte |
| Greek (Modern) | Παρακαλώ (Parakaló) |
| Greenlandic | Ikinngutinnersumik |
| Guernésiais | S’i’vou pllait |
| Haitian Creole | Souple |
| Hausa | Don Allah |
| Hawaiian | E ʻoluʻolu ... ... ke ʻoluʻolu (used at the end of a phrase) |
| Hebrew | (bevakasha) בבקשה |
| Hiligaynon | Palihog |
| Hmong (White) | Thov |
| Hungarian | Kérem |
| Icelandic | Gjörðu svo vel (sg) Gerið þið svo vel (pl) |
| Igbo | Biko |
| Indonesian | Tolong Mohon |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Le do thoil (sg) Le bhur dtoil (pl) Más é do thoil é (sg) Más é bhur dtoil é (pl) |
| Italian | Per favore |
| Japanese | ください (kudasai) |
| Kabiye | Kafaɖa |
| Kalmyk | Буйн болтха (Buyn boltxa) |
| Kannada | ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (dayaviṭṭu) |
| Kashubian | Proszã |
| Khmer | សូម (sohm) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | Toxoba |
| Kiribati | Taiaoka |
| Korean | 부탁합니다 (butakamnida) |
| Kumyk | Ярай буса (Yaray busa) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Jè kerema xwe! |
| Kyrgyz | Кичи пейилдик үчүн! (Kichi peyildik üchün!) Кичи пейилдикке ... (Kichi peyildikke ... ) Кичи пейилдикке ... суранам, өтүнөм (Kichi peyildikke ... suranam, ötünöm) |
| Ladino | (Por favor) פור פ׳אב׳ור (Te rogo) טי רוגו |
| Latin | Amābō tē |
| Lakota Sioux | Yé Ičhé |
| Lao | ກະລຸນາ (kaluna) |
| Latvian | Lūdzu |
| Lithuanian | Prašau |
| Livvi-Karelian | Ole hyvä |
| Luganda | Mwattu |
| Luxembourgish | Wannechgelift (w.e.g./wgL) |
| Macedonian | Ве молам (Ve molam) |
| Magahi | कृपया /krɪpəjaː/ |
| Maithili | Kripa karu |
| Malagasy | Azafady |
| Malay | Tolong |
| Malayalam | ദയാവായി (dayavāi) |
| Maldivian | (Adhes kohfa) އަދެސ ކޮހފަ |
| Maltese | Jekk jogħġbok |
| Mam | Jun xtalb’il |
| Manx (Gaelic) | My saillt (sg) My sailliu (pl) |
| Marathi | कृपया (krupayā) |
| Mauritian Creole | Si ouplé |
| Mazandarani | (Xaeś darme) خائش دارمه |
| Monégasque | Per pieijè |
| Nahuatl | Nimitztlatlauhtia |
| Nauruan | Mangada |
| Navajo | T'aa shoodi |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Ngiyacela |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Ngibawa (I am asking) Akhu ... (Would you please ...) Ngiyabawa |
| Niuean | Fakamolemole |
| Northern Sámi | Leage buorre |
| Northern Sotho | Ka kgopelo |
| Norwegian | Vær så snill |
| Ojibwe | Daga |
| Oriya | ଦୟକ୍ରି (Daẏakari) |
| Oshiwambo | Arikana |
| Ossetian | Табуафси (Tabuafsi) |
| Palauan | Adang |
| Pashto | (lotfan) لطفا (mehrabai wakrey) مهرباني وکړئ |
| Persian (Farsi) | (lotfan) لطفا |
| Picard | Sins vos komander (frm) Sins t' komander (inf) |
| Pohnpeian | Mah Mahs |
| Polish | Proszę |
| Portuguese | Por favor Faz favor |
| Punjabi | ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ / کِرپا کرو، مہربانی کرو (kirpā karkē) |
| Quechua | Allichu |
| Rapa Nui | Ana hanga koe |
| Réunion Creole | Siouplé |
| Romanian | Te rog (inf) Vă rog (frm) |
| Romansh | Per plaschair |
| Russian | Пожалуйста (Pozhaluysta) |
| Samoan | Fa'amolemole |
| Samogitian | Prašau Prašáu |
| Sango | Mbi gbu gere ti mo |
| Sanskrit | कृपया (kṛpayā) |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Pro piaghere Pro praghere |
| Scottish Gaelic | Ma's e do thoil e (inf) Ma's e bhur toil e (frm/pl) |
| Serbian | Молим вас (Molim vas) - frm Молим (Molim) - inf |
| Sicilian | Pi fauri |
| Sindhi | Mehrbani |
| Sinhala | කරැණාකරල (karunakarala) |
| Slovak | Prosím |
| Slovenian | Prosim |
| Somali | Fadlan |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Pšosym |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Prošu |
| Spanish | Por favor |
| Southern Sámi | Vuajnah duelie |
| Sundanese | Mangga |
| Swahili | Tafadhali |
| Swazi | Ngiyacela |
| Swedish | Snälla Tack |
| Tajik | Лутфан (Lutfan) Илтимос (Iltimos) |
| Tatar | Zínhar öçen |
| Tetum | Favór ida Ibrig |
| Thai | ขอ ... (Kor ...) |
| Tibetan | སྐུ་མཁྱེན (ku-chi) |
| Tigrinya | በጃኻ! (Bejaka!) m/sg በጃኺ! (Bejaki!) f/sg |
| Tokelauan | Fakamolemole |
| Tok Pisin | Plis |
| Tongan | Kātaki |
| Tsonga | Ndza kombela |
| Tswana | Tswêê-tswêê |
| Tumbuka | Chonde Nabeya |
| Turkish | Lütfen |
| Turkmen | Baş Baş üstüne |
| Tuvaluan | Fakamolemole! |
| Twi | Mepa wo kyɛw Mepaa kyɛw |
| Udmurt | Пожалуйста (Požalujsta) |
| Ukrainian | Будь ласка (Bud' laska) |
| Uyghur | (Märhämät) مەرھەمەت |
| Venda | Ndi khou tou humbela |
| Venetian | Per piasser |
| Veps | Ole hüvä (sg) Olgat hüväd (pl) |
| Võro | Pallõsiq |
| Walloon | S' i vs plait |
| Welsh | Os gwelwch yn dda (frm) Os gweli di'n dda (inf) |
| Wolof | La neexee |
| Wymsorys | Byt śejn Dö zȧjn zy |
| Xhosa | Ndiyacela Nceda |
| Yapese | Winig |
| Yoruba | Ẹ jọ̀wọ́ Ẹ jọ̀ọ́ Ẹ dákun |
| Yucatec Maya | Meent' uts |
| Zazaki | Se beno |
| Zulu | Ake Ngicela Siza |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Mi petas |
| Ido | Voluntez Me pregas Bonvolez |
| Lojban | pe'u do |
| Quenya | Ecë nin? (Please, may I?) |
| Volapük | Begö! |
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